Cosmic Front

The episode "Unknown Islamic Astronomy: The Roots of Modern Science" which was aired by NHK (a Japanese company) on January 1, 2017 is nothing but misinformation, lies and propaganda about history and science. They show like if Muslims invented the names of the stars by the time Ancient Greeks were the ones who named them in the first place. And astronomy is only a part of Ancient Greek History. They avoid of saying that the names of the stars and planets were originated by the Ancient Greeks.

If you wanna get educated read an old book.

Excellent tv series but in the specific episode there is something missing: the origin of the heliocentric system was earlier - Greek astronomer Aristarchus of Samos proposed this theory in the third century B.C.E.

I found this absolute gem of documentary series via the Curiosity channel available on Amazon. I have spent the entire day just getting from Episode 1-7 of Season 1. Made thru NHK in Japan (don't worry it's in English) and interviewing scientists from every field in Cosmic exploration from around the globe it is complex enough (I think, I'm not a scientist) for scientists, yet so well explained that non science folks like me still learn vast amounts. I found myself rewinding constantly to hear the more technical aspects over and over until I got most of it. The photography is stunning as is the incorporation of CG to give visualization to the concepts explained. For me the most fascinating episode so far is a year in the life of the Curiosity rover on Mars. Fascinating!! As an 11 year old glued to close enough to the TV to get a "scoot back you'll ruin your eyes" from mom as Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the moon, the fact that we have what is essentially the coolest remote control toy ever tooling about on Mars is mind blowing. This is absolutely one documentary series not to be missed if you have any curiosity about what lies beyond the thin blue line. Thank you Japan!

Kind of out of date for a science series. They tend to go out of their way to sensationalize and sometimes at the expense of accuracy. Not a bad series if you remember to fact-check them.